TELL MRS. POOLE I'M SORRY

Three girls become attracted to each other in school at the age of 11. From three very different families--economically, socially, and psychologically--they remain close to each other throughout their lives. While the illustration on the cover portends a light story about teenagers, the story itself is captivating. When Diana Bishop reads, she plays herself down to let the tale come forth. She keeps the tone of the story at the same level in order to make the characters more lively, and in so doing she gives each girl/ woman a recognizably different ego through a different voice. Her individual portrayals of everyone in the novel add great color to the book. J.P. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 02]